Posted on 10/25/2004 6:26:01 PM PDT by Timeout
KERRY SPOT
Jim Miklaszewski of NBC News pretty much dismantled the New York Times attack on behalf of Kerry today.
NBC News: Miklaszewski: “April 10, 2003, only three weeks into the war, NBC News was embedded with troops from the Army's 101st Airborne as they temporarily take over the Al Qakaa weapons installation south of Baghdad. But these troops never found the nearly 380 tons of some of the most powerful conventional explosives, called HMX and RDX, which is now missing. The U.S. troops did find large stockpiles of more conventional weapons, but no HMX or RDX, so powerful less than a pound brought down Pan Am 103 in 1988, and can be used to trigger a nuclear weapon. In a letter this month, the Iraqi interim government told the International Atomic Energy Agency the high explosives were lost to theft and looting due to lack of security. Critics claim there were simply not enough U.S. troops to guard hundreds of weapons stockpiles, weapons now being used by insurgents and terrorists to wage a guerrilla war in Iraq.” (NBC’s “Nightly News,” 10/25/04)
If Jill Abramson, managing editor of the New York Times, had a shred of concern over her paper's reputation for getting the facts right never mind objectivity or fairness, she would be running the correction - or at least this blatantly contradictory information - in the giant headline font and above-the-fold location that today's story got. But I guess the interest in echoing the sentiments of Maureen Dowd is more important than getting it right at the Old Gray Lady.
How many (if any) RATS were suckered into criticizing Bush for this
and will have to backpeddle now that it was the U.N. at fault?
There is an on-line voting system in place for the military I've been told. Perhaps that will help in this situation.
Prairie
GOOD NEWS ping!
They are,in fact, trying to overthrow the Bush government.
On the other hand, I haven't played chess in a while
Good idea...we need to take action not just with the Times but we MUST bombard CNN/ABC/CBS/NBC and everyone else who ran this fraud of a story ad-naseum today!
Can someone please post phone numbers and can we all take a moment to call and complain tomorrow?? To help our President!!!
About Time, Matt
This may seem strange Pissant, but as I read your post I got Deja Vu...that was awesome...it must mean that the man upstairs had this all set up...Amazing how the man upstairs gives everyone the chance to do great things, but at the same time offers you a temptation to take the wrong path...they chose the wrong path and dicarded the truth and now there are consequences...
Attention NYTimes...if you stay true to your published virtues and convictions, you will never have to say I'm sorry...or in your case, I'm a paid whore...
bookmark bump
You are correct and I remember questioning why Rove would plant this. If he did, it's sheer genius.
All those years in journalism school for naught, as their proganda is countered with the truth in a matter of hours and spread across the world instantly via the internet, while they have to wait a whole day to hatch a new lie.
They are dying slowly but surely.
Good riddance and save the trees, ban newspapers.
"About Time, Matt"
LoL I was saying this morning that the Kerry line on this story smelled to high heaven, but i didnt have time to reasech the details as i was at work.
We were not there to guard IAEA stuff .. or to police looters .. WE WERE THERE TO KILL PEOPLE AND BREAK THINGS!!
Thanks for the link.
I just e-mailed the old gray hag and I must say it was a bit cathartic.
It would be a lot more pleasurable to tell the vermin to their face, but it gave me some satisfaction.
The MSM must go into the trashbin of history where they rightfully belong.
DRUDGE SIREN!!
GREAT!!!!!
Whoa? So? did the UN - who was, we now know - as apposed to suspect - was playing footsie with Saddam,,,did the UN get them off somewhere or allow Saddam too - before we got there.
After all, Saddam had the UN over a barrel (pun intentional) with the dirty oil-for-food deals - blackmail?
Saddam: "Let me get these damn things hidden, since you and our buddies, France and Germany, don't seem be able to stop Bush, as you assured me you could." ? -
Where, oh where are the old time investigative reporterss?
Reference bump.
Repeat until election.
If I had a dollar for every time Kerry bashed or discounted our troops or the trops of our allies, I'd be a millionaire. What a resumé-inflating, ignorant, arrogant boob.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.